August 12, 2008 – After the opening competition in Hinterzarten (GER), the second competition of the Four-Nations-Tournament in Einsiedeln (SUI) concluded with a triple victory for Austria. Andreas Kofler beat his teammate Gregor Schlierenzauer, who landed the longest jump and set a new hill record of 121 meters. 2007 FIS Grand Prix Ski Jumping and World Cup winner Thomas Morgenstern completed the podium.

On Sunday, 3rd August, the Four-Nations-Tournament continued in Courchevel in the French Alps, where the 23-year-old Harri Olli from Finland won his first ever FIS Grand Prix competition. Olli claimed victory 1.5 points ahead of the winner from Hinterzarten (GER), Georg Späth (GER). With a strong performance in both rounds, the 2002 Olympic Champion Simon Ammann took third place, just 1,8 points behind the winner.

The Four Nations Tournament concluded on the 2006 Olympic jumping hill in Pragelato (ITA) with a triumph for Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT). In the exciting competition under floodlight, the young Czech athlete Roman Koudelka took second place while Harri Olli jumped to third place.

After the four competitions in Hinterzarten, Einsiedeln, Courchevel and Pragelato, the successor of the 2007 Four-Nations winner Morgenstern is his 18-year-old teammate Gregor Schlierenzauer. Thanks to his success in the final competition in Italy, the Austrian won in the 3rd edition of the special summer tournament with a margin of 4,9 points ahead of the runner-up Andreas Kofler and 15,6 points to the third ranked Simon Ammann. In total, four different winners and five different nations reached the podium during the 2008 Four-Nations-Tournament.

The FIS Grand Prix Ski Jumping will continue with two competitions in Zakopane (POL) after the 2008 Olympic Summer Games in Beijing on 29th-30th August.